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Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote is an American actor, director, author, narrator, and screenwriter. He is known for his roles in the movies' Cross Creek,' 'Patch Adams,' 'Jagged Edge,' 'A Walk to Remember,' and 'Good Kill.' As a narrator, he is known for his work in the documentary 'The Roosevelts' for which he earned an Emmy Award. Raised in a cultural and intellectual environment, Coyote's interest in both acting and politics started in high school. In college, he, alongside eleven other students, fasted for three days during the Cuban Missile crisis, supporting then-President John F. Kennedy's "peace race". After earning a BA degree in English Literature, Coyote attended San Francisco State University to study creative writing. He later became a part of the San Francisco Mime Troupe and began writing, directing, and acting in plays before venturing into films and television as well. The talented personality is also an amateur photographer.

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Kennedy (2023)
Starring as Narrator (8 episodes)
The American Buffalo (2023)
Starring as Narrator (2 episodes)
The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Starring as Narrator (3 episodes)
Benjamin Franklin (2022)
Starring as Narrator (2 episodes)
Hemingway (2021)
Starring as Narrator (3 episodes)
The Comey Rule (2020)
Guest starring as Robert Mueller (2 episodes)
  • Episode 1x02: Night Two (Sep 28, 2020) [Credit Only]
  • Episode 1x01: Night One (Sep 27, 2020)
Country Music (2019)
Starring as Narrator (9 episodes)
The Disappearance (2017)
Starring as Henry Sullivan (6 episodes)
The Vietnam War (2017)
Starring as Narrator (10 episodes)
The Spoils Before Dying (2015)
Starring as Dizzy the Cat (5 episodes)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Starring as Narrator (7 episodes)
The Real History of Science Fiction (2014)
Intelligence (2014)
Guest starring as Leland Strand (3 episodes)
Dangerous Waters (2012)
Starring as Narrator
Perception (2012)
Guest starring as James Alan Pierce (4 episodes)
  • Episode 3x11: Brainstorm (Feb 17, 2015)
  • Episode 3x10: Dirty (Aug 19, 2014)
  • Episode 3x05: Eternity (Jul 15, 2014)
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Law & Order: LA (2010)
Guest starring as District Attorney Jerry Hardin (8 episodes)
Blue Bloods (2010)
Guest starring as Senator Ted McCreary
  • Episode 5x20: Payback (Apr 10, 2015)
The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
Starring as Narrator (7 episodes)
FlashForward (2009)
Guest starring as President Dave Segovia (2 episodes)
Guns, Germs and Steel (2005)
Starring as Narrator (3 episodes)
The 4400 (2004)
Starring as Dennis Ryland (5 episodes)
Guest starring as Dennis Ryland (8 episodes)
Deadwood (2004)
Guest starring as General George Crook
NCIS (2003)
Guest starring as Ned Quinn
The Color of War (2001)
Starring as Narrator (19 episodes)
The History of Sex (1999)
Starring as Narrator (5 episodes)
The West (1996)
Starring as Narrator (8 episodes)
American Cinema (1995)
Guest starring as Narrator
Buffalo Girls (1995)
Starring as Buffalo Bill Cody
The Simpsons (1989)
Guest starring as Peter Coyote
Act of Will (1989)
Starring as Miles Sutherland
Independent Spirit Awards (1986)
Starring as Host
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Guest starring as Adam Grant
Explorer (1985)
Starring as Narrator
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Announcer
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